Two-axled vehicle for transporting heavy gun barrels, and in the adaptation of guns fr the use of such vehicle



Patentedflel t 19,1922,

10 sums-suit? 2- APPLICATION FILED JAN-4,1922.

' E. SCHNEIDER.

TWO-AXLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING HEAVY GUN BARRELS, AND IN THE ADAPTATION 0F GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1922.

1,429,540, PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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E. SCHNEIDER.

TWO-AXLED VEHICLE-FOR TRANSPORTINQ HE AVY GUN'BARRELS, AND IN THE ADAPTATION 0F GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE.

I APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1922. r I 1,429,540, I PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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E. SGHNEIDEIL- 1 TWO-AXLED' VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING HEAVY GUN BARRELS AND IN THE ADAPTATION 0F GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE. I

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 4, 1922- 7 1,429,540. PatentedSept. 19,1922.

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E. scHNEIpEm Twn-mineo' .VEmLE'mB"mmsrommsuigAvY GUNBARRELS, AND IN THE ADAPTATION or cumsmime use 0F sucu VEHICLE.

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3W1 WJMM E. SCHNEIDER. I V T-WO-AXLED' V- E HIC LE FOR TRANSPORTING HEAVY GUN BARRELS,' AND IN THE ADAPTATION 0F GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE.

APPLICATIHN FILED JAN-4.192 2- I 1,429,540; PatentedSept...19, 1922.'

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E. SCHNEIDER.

TWO-AXLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING 'HEAVY GUN BARRELS, AND IN'THE ADAPTATION J 0F suns FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE.

v APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1922. 1,429,540. P e te Sept. 19, 1922.

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OF GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUG H VEHICLE. APPLlcUwN FILED JAN.4,1922.

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EUGENE SGHNEIDER, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO SCHNEIDER 8a; CIR, OF PARIS, FRANCE, A LIMITED JOINT-STOCK COMPANY FRANCE.

TWO-AXLED VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING HEAVY GUN BARR'ELS, AND IN THE ADAPTATION F GUNS FOR THE USE OF SUCH VEHICLE.

Application filed January 4, 1922. Serial No. 526,986.

To all wh it may C n rnshowing the gun transport vehicle with its 7 Be it known that I, Eoeienn SCHNEIDER, rear carriage resting by means of the usual a citizen of the Republic 01'' France, resirollers upon the gun carriage trail, but dent of 42' Rue dAnjou, Paris, France, have before the vehicle rear carriage and vehicle 5 invented new and useful Improvements in framing have together been adjusted in Two-Axledl ehiclcs for Transporting Heavy position relatively to the vehicle front Gun Barrels, and in the Adaptation of Guns carriage whose wheels are resting on the for the Use of Such Vehicles, which is "fully ground. i set forth in the following specification. Figure 3 is a similar plan of the general This invention consists in improvements arrangement showing the vehicle rear intwo-axled vehicles for transporting heavy carriage after it has been adjusted in posigun barrels and in the adaptation oi" guns tionand then coupled by means of a special for the use of such vehicles. device to the gun carriage cradle for the An improved vehicle for transporting purpose of the transference of the gun heavy gun barrels is so constructed accordbarrel. This view corresponds, as r matter .ing to this invention as to enable a heavy of tact, to the elevation shown in Figure 1. gun barrel to be transferred from its car- Figure 41- is a detailpartial section on the riage on to the vehicle and vice versa, after line il-a of Figures 2 and 5. two rollers, provided on the rear axle of Figure 5 is a corresponding partial horithe vehicle have been brought to bear upon Zontal section on the line 5 5 of Figure l. the gun trail in the usual manner, without Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of it being necessary to raise the two wheels Figure 5. of the front axle of the vehicle off the Figure 7 is a similar section showing the ground. For this purpose according to the locking device in a different position. present invention the combination consist- Figure 8 is a partial horizontal section ing of tne vehicle rear carriage and the similar to Figure 5 illustrating the operatraining of the vehicle, is connected to the tion for adjustment of the position of the front carriage of the said vehicle by a uni rear carriage of the gun transport vehicle.

versal joint. This apparatus is combined Figure 9 is a partial detail elevation of an with an arrangement 01 removable rails each arrangement of removable hinged rails composed oi two sections hinged together. adapted to be connected to the adjustable 55 According to one constructional form of rear carriage of the vehicle, for the purpose the invention one of the pivot pins of the of eitecting the transference of the gun universal joint of the vehicle rear carriage barrel, axle is carried by a sleeve which is capable Figure 10 is a correspondingplan. oi. being slidden along the front carriage Figure 11 is a section on the line 11-11 9Q axle of the vehicle in order that it shall be of Figure 10, possible by this sliding movement to rectify Figure 12 is an axial section of the axle of the position of the vehicle rear carriage rel athe rear carriage of the vehicle. tively to the vehicle front carriage which Figures 13, 14 and 15 are respectively a has remained fixed, in order that the vehicle part sectional elevation, and sections on the 95 framing which moves with the vehicle rear lines 14 -1 1- and 15-15 of Figure 13 of a carriage shall be able to come in longidetail of the front gun barrel carrier. tudinal line with the slideways of the gun Figure 16 is a section on the line 16- 16 of carriage cradle. Figure 1, showing the ring for attaching the This first constructional form of the ingun barrel upon the gun carriage slide, vention is illustrated in Figures 1 toQO oi' opened for the operation of transference. the accompanying drawings in which Figure 17 is a rear elevation of the gun Complementary Figs. 1 and 1 are a longibarrel showing the removable carrier that tudinal elevation of the general arrangement serves for lifting the rear part of the gun showing the gun transport vehicle in place at barrel and carrying it in its rolling more 05 the rear of the gun carri c, ready for the mom; for transference. gun to be transferred on to the said vehicle. liigure 18 is a section on theline 18-48 of p Complementary Figs. 9. and B are a plan Figure 17.

Figures 21 and. 22 are respectively a longitudinal elevation and a plan illustrating another embodiment of the invention) In Figures 1,-2 and 8, A is the trail of a .wheeled gun carriage; B is the gun cradle;

and. G is the gun barrel which is coupled to the gun slide D for firing purposes by means of teeth a in the usual manner, and is further held on to the said slide by the ring E (Figures 1 and 16) made in two pieces connected by a suitable fastening- The trail comprises as'usual two inclined supports a on to which. the rollers F provided on the rear carriage of the gun transport vehicle, are brought for the purpose of transporting-the gun barrel. G is the rear axle of this vehicle, carrying the rear end of the vehicle. framing H. H

According to this invention the combination ofthe vehicle rear carriage g--G- g' and framing H is adapted by means of a bearing it provided on the front part of the framing to turn on an arm I. This arms is in its turn adapted by means of a fork-2' to turn front carriage lc-'-KZc.

on a vertical pivot pin j'formed on a sleeve J in which is fitted the axle K of the'vehicle carriage is enabled to. assume positions of any desired transverseinclination relatively to the vehicle rear carriage, whereas the pivotation around the vertical axis allows in horizontal projection relatively to the front vehicle carriage. v 1

This first COBStILlCtlOIliLl example com-' prises an apparatus which allows the combined vehicle rear carriage and framing to slide as a whole along the axle of the front vehicle carriage for the purpose of adjusting the rollers F into proper position on the supports a, and finally bring the framing H into longitudinal line with the gun cradle for the operations. of transferring thegun barrel.

' As shown in F igurest to 8 inclusive the sleeve J isable to slide along ribs L of a sheath L in which the axle Kean revolve. This sheath is formed with rack-teeth L with which a pinion M meshes that is mounted 011 a shaft m journalled onthe sleeve J, and adapted to be operated by means of a removable crank-handle N. Normally all longitudinal shifting of the sleeve J along the sheath L is prevented by two stop caps O screwed on the axle K by means of screwthreaded and plain hit-and-iniss sectors. As shown in Fig'u refi, the two caps Oar-e engaged by means of their interrupted'inter- It will beat once perceived tha-t by reason of the pivot joint at I, the vehicle front nal screw-threads with the corresponding interrupted screw-threads of the axle K, and are held in this position by spring bolts P that en 'a e b means of their noses I with a: e y

the transverse portion K fof an elbow slot K -K? formed in the said axle.

When, for the purpose of adjusting the position of the vehicle rear carriage it is desired to be able to slide the sleeve J, for instanceftowards the top of Figure 5, the

gun-server unscrews the'cap O that is sit uated at the top of the Figure, by 'suitably operating the 'correspondlng bolt so as to cause it to move from the position shown. 1n

Figure 6, to that of Figure 7. In this way the screw threads of the cap O are disengaged by bringing-them opposite the corresponding smooth sectors of the axle which allows of shifting the sleeve so as to bring it into the position shown in Figure 8. From this moment it is suflicient to operate the crank-handle N in the'desired. direction in order to cause the pinion M to roll over the rack L until the arm I, moved by the pins j has itself suitably shifted the framing If and consequently also the vehicle rear carriage and the rollers F. 7

It is obvious that for transport it is advisable to return the retaining cap Q from the position shown in Figure8 back into the initial position shown in Figure 5.

According to this invention the vehicle rear carriage is combined with an arrange- Iment of removable rails each composed of twosections Q R hinged to each other. The section Q is engaged by means of a pin 9 in a corresponding notch in the frame plate i) of the gun cradle (Figure 17 The rear section B is pivoted at its end r to the other section Q, and has its other end 1* shaped soas to engage the framing H of the vehicle for the transport of the gun barrel.

W hen it is desired to transfer the gun barrel from its carriage onto the transport vehicle the sections Q are engaged by means of the pins 9 on the cradle B while the sections R remain folded back on to the sections (F igure2) until the rollers F havbeen adjusted in position upon their supports 0. Then only can the sections R be turned back so as to become engaged with the framing H, For the 1 urpose of this engage ment the rail section isprovid ed with two pins 7" adapted toengage in half-round steps 72 carried bythe framing and then the sections R are locked in place by turning down on to the pins 1*, a cap it? (Figures 9 and 11) hinged to the framingand occupying before this turning down movement the position indicated in dot-and-dash lines in Figure To the said cap there is also pivoted an eccentric spindle 71, whereby it can be locked to the framing. The transference of the gun barrel onto the transport vehicle as herein described through the medium of "and the rear-carrier respectively.

the removable hinge rails is effected by known means.

However the invention comprises a pcculiarity which consists in the mounting of the driving shaft S of the operating windlass T inside the axle G of the adjustable rear carriage of the vehicle. The operating cable U is attached in the usual manner to a' collar C on the gun barrel. Then the gun barrel is raised by operating the nuts o and 'w by which the gun barrel is caused to slide in the usualguides of the front carrierlfij s soon as the gun barrel has been detached from the gun slide the half-rings E having been properly opened out as shown in Figure 16 the cable U is allowed to unwind and thus permit the gun barrel to descend by a rolling movement of the rollers o and w on the slideways of the cradle and on the hinged rails Q,R, and thence on the rails H of the framing of H. When the gun barrel is occupying the position indicated iii dot-and-dash lines in Figure 1 two halfrings X hinged to the framing H and which previously occupied the position indicated in dot-and-dash lines in Figure 12 are turned up on to the gun barrel. The gun barrel is further fastened to the framing H by means of a key Y (Figure 20).

Figures 21 and 22 are respectively a longitudinal elevation and a plan of a con structional form wherein the sleeve J carrying the pivot pins j for the arm I is not able to have any longitudinal movement on the axle K of the front carriage of the guntransport vehicle.

I11 this construction the arrangement of removable hinged rails Q eR is consequently modified that is to say, each of the sections Q with its locking pin 9 is allowed a certain amount of longitudinal movement, the pin being engaged in an oblong or buttonhole shaped slot Z) in the frame plate 6. On the other hand the rear section B is provided at its free end with a single stud r which engages in a recess it formed in the end of the corresponding rail H. The latter is situated on a level with the axle of the rear carriage of the gun-transport vehicle, the rails H being arrested at these points instead of being extended rearwardly as in the foregoing example.

With this construction it is no longer necessary before transferring the gun barrel, to bring the gun-transport vehicle into exact longitudinal line with the slideways of the gun cradle. Owing to the mobility of the pins (1 and of the rail sections Q, it is always possible to ensure the engagement of sections R by means of the studs 9 in the notches 7L shown in Figure 22, even when the vehicle is slightly oblique in plan relatively to the gun carriage.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and inwhat manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. A gun-transport vehicle comprising a front carriage, a rear carriage provided with a gun-receiving frame and rollers, a. universal. connection between said front and rear carriages comprising a sleeve rotatably mounted on the axle of the front carriage and having a substantially vertical pin, a. bearing on the gun-receiving frame, and a substantially horizontal arm having one end pivoted on said vertical pin and its opposite end journalled in said bearing, in combination with a gun carriage having a trail receiving said rollers and supporting the transport-vehicle rear carriage in elevated position, and means for transferring a gun from the gun carriage to the transport-vehicle comprising a pair of rail sections hinged together, one of said sections being supported on the gun slide and the other of said sections having its free end connected with the gun-receiving frame.

2. A gun-transport vehicle comprising a front carriage, a rear carriage provided with a gun-receiving frame, connections between said carriages providing for elevation and sliding movement of the rear carriage transversely of the front carriage, said connections comprising a sleeve rotatably mounted on the front carriage axle and movable longitudinally of the same, and an arm connected with the gun-receiving frame and saidsleeve, in combination with a gun carriage having a trail on which the transportvehicle rear carriage is supported in elevated position, and means connected with the gun slide and the gun-receiving frame for transferring the gun from the gun carriage to the transport-vehicle.

3. A gun-transport vehicle comprising a front carriage, a rear carriage provided with a gun-receiving frame, a universal connection between said front and rear carriages, in combination with a gun carriage having a trail 011 which the transport-vehicle rear carriage is supported in elevated position, and adjustable means for transferring a gun from the gun carriage to the transportvehicle, said means comprising a pair of rail sections hinged together, one of said sections having pin and slot connections withthe frame plates of the gun cradle, the other of said sections being vertically pivotedon the gun-receiving frame.

4. A gun transport vehicle comprising a front carriage, a rear carriage provided with a gun-receiving frame, a universal connection between said front and rear carriages, in combination with a gun. carriage having a trail on which the transport-vehicle rear carriage is supported in elevated position, and means for transferring the gun from the gun carriage to the transport vehicle, said means comprising a track having one end connected with the gun cradle and its opposite end connected with the gun-receiving frame, a Windlass member rotatablymounted in the axle of said rear carriage, and means connected withthe gun and said Windlass member for controlling movement of the gun during transfer of the same. a

5. In combination, a gun carriage pro vided with slideways, a gun transport vehicle having a rear carriage supported on the trall of the gun carriage and provided with a gun-receiving frame having slideways, a

front carriage in ground engagement, means connecting said front and rear carriages pro- *viding for elevation of the latter toits position of support on the gun trail, and means connecting the opposed ends of said slideways for-transferring the gun from one carriage to another.

6. In combination, a gun carriage provided with slideways, a gun-transport vehicle having a rear carriage supported on the trail of the gun carriage and provided with a gun-receiving frame having slideways, a front carrlageln ground engagement, a umversal connection between said front and rear carriages, and means for transferring the gun from one carrlage to another comprising a plurality of rail sections hinged together, one of said sections being supported on the slideways of the gun carriage in alinement with the same and another of said sections having a free end pivoted to the slideways on the transport-vehicle rear carriage.

7. In combination, a gun carriage provided with slideways, a gun transport vehicle having a rear carriage supported on the trail of the gun carriage and provided with one carriage to another comprising a pair f of rail sections hinged together and having their free ends connected with said'slideways.

8. In combination, a gun carriage provided with slideways, a gun transport vehicle having a rear carriage supported on the trail of the gun carriage and provided with a gun-receiving frame having slideways, a front carriage, connectionsbetween' the rear carriage and the front carriage providing for relative swinging movement of the two about longitudinal and transverse axes, and achustable means for transferring the gun from one carriage to anothercomprising a pair of rail sections hinged together, the free end of one section having a pin and'slot connection with the slideways of the gun carriage, the free end of the other rail section having a vertical pivotal connection with the; slideways of said gun-receiving frame.

9. In combination, a gun carriage provided with slideways, a" gun-transport vehicle comprising a rear carriage supported on the trail of the gun carriage and provided with a gun-receiving frame having slideways, and a front carriage in ground engagement, means connecting said front and Y rear carriages providing for relative sliding transverse movement therebetween and elevation of the rear carriage to its position of support on the gun trail, meansconnected with the opposed ends of said slideways for transferringthegun from one carriage to another, -a Windlass member rotatably mounted in the axle of the transport-vehicle rear carriage, and means connected with the gun and said Windlass member whereby the latter is adapted to control the movement of the gun during transferof the same.

10, A gun-transport vehicle comprising a gun-receiving frame, a rearcarriage on whichsaid-frame i s'miounted', a front carriage, and connections between said front and rearcarriages providing for independent elevation of one of said carriages and sliding movement of. the same transversely of the 'other carriage.

, 11. A gun transport vehicle comprising a gun-receiving frame, a rear carriage on which said frame is mounted, a front carriage, and"' connections between said front and rear carriages providing for independent elevation of one of said carriages and sliding movement of the same transversely of the other carriage, said connections comprising a horizontal arm journalled on the gun-receiving frame and provided with a fork at oneend thereof, and a sleeve rotatably mounted on the front carriage axle andmovable longitudinally of the same, said fork being vertically pivoted on said sleeve.

12. A gun-transport vehicle comprising-a gun-receiving frame, a rear carriage on which said frame is mounted, a front carriage, and connections between said front and rear carriages providing for independent elevation of one of said carriages and sliding movementof the same transversely of the other carriage, said connections including a sleeve rotatably and slidably mounted on the front carriage axle, and means for moving said sleeve longitudinally of the said axle.

I 13. In combination, a gun carriage and a gun-transport vehicle arranged in spaced relation, and means for transferring a gun from one to the other of said vehicles comprising a plurality of rail sections hinged together and supported by said vehicles.

141:. A gun transport vehicle comprising a front carriage, or rear carriage, a body supported on said carriages and adapted to be alined With the cradle of a gun carriage, and means for controlling the movement of a gun during transfer of the same from one vehicle to the other, said means comprising a Windlass housed in the axle of one of the 10 transport vehicle carriages.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed this specification.

EUGENE SCHNEIDER.

Witnesses ANDRE MOSTIQKER, LoUIs GARDET. 

